Getting Organised

Advice

We aim to provide detailed advice on many of the issues you will need to deal with to make a successful application. The Act is a complex piece of legislation and, so far, a number of communities have tripped up and made mistakes that compromised their application and, in some cases, led to it being rejected. In this section of the site we are publishing a series of Advice Notes.

Our series of Advice Notes is listed below. Clicking on the hyperlink will take you to a web page. Alternatively, click on the pdf icon and download a pdf file for easier printing and distribution.

Currently, we have six such Notes. In future we hope to prepare more detailed Advice Notes on: -

landownership and mapping
making the case
planning for the future
Pitfalls - where the problems lie.

ADVICE NOTE	CONTENTS	DOWNLOAD
1. An Introduction to the Act	A 2 page document designed for wide distribution to introduce people to the Act and what it means.	55kb
2. Getting Started	A guide to how to start the process of registering an interest in land.	48kb
3. Setting Up a Community Company	Highlands and Islands Enterprise have drawn up a model Memorandum and Articles of Association which you can use as a template for your organisation. Use link on the right to download a copy and read carefully.	Click here for 367kb Word Document
4. The Act. A Brief Guide.	A summary of the steps you need to take to prepare and submit an Application	68kb
5. Ten Top Tips for a Successful Application	10 hot tips for making a successful application. Follow these and you can't go wrong!	68kb
6. Postcodes	Guidance on how to find and map postcodes to define your community.	128kb